The Lagos State Government has imposed a twenty-four-hour curfew, as the EndSARS protests worsen. The curfew begins from 4PM, Tuesday, October 20, 2020. Nobody will be allowed on the streets, except essential service providers and first responders. Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU announced the measure after the Orile Divisional Police Station was attacked by hoodlums and set on fire.…
Lagos State Governor, BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, has set a panel to investigate all cases of human rights violations by the police. The panel, which is headed by a retired Judge, including leading human rights lawyer, EBUN-OLU ADEGBORUWA. The Governor made the announcement during a media briefing at the State House in Marina on the Lagos Island. He said…
The Lagos State Government has advised residents on the banks of the Ogun River to be on alert, ahead of the release of more water from Oyan Dam. The affected areas include Agboyi-Ketu, Owode Onirin, Isheri, Ajegunle, Agiliti, Kara, Majidun, and all areas close to rivers and the sea in Lagos State. Commissioner for the Environment and…
The Lagos State Government has assisted up to two thousand small businesses in rural communities with money to help them grow. The money was given under the second phase of the Eko Cares Financial Assistance Initiative of Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU. The Commissioner for Commerce, Industry and Co-operatives, LOLA AKANDE, said they observed that a lot of people…
Retired officials of the Lagos State Government are now to enjoy thirty-three percent increment in their pensions. The pension raise comes under the Defined Benefits Scheme of the state government, and the implementation is backdated to January this year. Following the approval by Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, all retirement bond certificates for June 2020 have been released to…
The Lagos State Government has offered one hundred million naira grant to twenty-three young innovators and pioneer tech firms. The fund was released from the two hundred and fifty-million-naira seed capital that was set aside by the state government last year, as Research and Innovation Fund. During the presentation of the bank cheques; Governor BABAJIDE SANWO-OLU, said…